Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "G" <kickflippin@h...> wrote:
> > I only have one speaker right now that faces the band so I have 
> > trouble hearing myself. What I want to do is add another speaker 
> that 
> > could face me. My problem is I don't know much about P.A's so I 
> don't 
> > know what kind of speaker to look for. 
> > My powered mixer has 4  1/4" speaker outputs. 2 say PA1 and the 
> other 
> > 2 say PA2.  This is the info on the back.
> > 
> >  105w/8 OHMS   150w/4 OHMS
> > 30v RMS min. Aplifier load
> >   4 OHMS each channel
> > 
> > The speaker I have is a Peavey 115DL. It has a 15" speaker and a 
> > horn. There is no wattage or OHMS values printed on it.
> > 
> > I'd like to add a smaller speaker if possible. Any help would be 
> > great.
> 
> You could get another 2-way 12" Peavey, Mackie or other speaker for 
> less than $200, I think. I'd go with a nominal 8 ohm impedance, 
given 
> that your powered mixer isn't oozing with reserve power. Speakers 
of 
> this calibre don't seem to go much lower than 60hz or so, at some 
> loss of decibels at the bottom. I assume that stage monitoring is 
at 
> issue here. If you just want to hear yourself in the midst of all 
the 
> noise, without being too fussy about the frequency response or 
> dynamic range, an unpowered speaker would probably work. But what 
> about taking a headphone or in-ear feed from your mixer and 
adjusting 
> the level to your liking? You'd probably get more control. If the 
> band were plugging into a common mixer, you could get a personal 
feed 
> of the whole mix, but if rampant individualism is the norm, the 
> phones or in-ear option might raise your drums above the din.
> 
> Ed
Thanks for your response Ed.
My powered mixer also has a single 1/4" monitor output (on the front) 
with a monitor level on each track. Is this output just a signal? Do 
I need to run a powered speaker out of it?
George